Data Engineer Daily Rates in Germany
Compare the average daily rate of a freelance Data Engineer with related roles and cities in Germany, calculated live from the freelancers on FRATCH.
How Data Engineer rates compare with related roles
See how closely related specialisations compare on price — every figure is calculated live from the freelancers on FRATCH.
The closest related role, ETL Developer, currently averages 808 € per day — Data Engineer averages 793 €.
Calculated based on our freelancers’ daily rates as of 27 Aug 2026. Actual rates may vary depending on seniority level, experience, skill specialization, project complexity, and engagement length.
What the benchmark shows
With an average daily rate of 793 €, Data Engineer is currently the most affordable entry into this field — every specialisation compared averages more, typically because a narrower cut of the same skill set meets a smaller pool of available freelancers.
Location shifts the picture as well: across the cities in Germany, average daily rates differ by up to 211 € — around 27% of the countrywide average. Dense metropolitan markets usually carry a premium over the national rate, smaller ones a discount; the chart below shows where each city lands.
Data Engineer daily rates across cities in Germany
See where the role earns the most, city by city against the national average — every figure is calculated live from the freelancers on FRATCH.
Across 3 cities in Germany, average daily rates range from 669 € in Berlin up to 880 € in Frankfurt — the countrywide average is 793 € per day.
Calculated based on our freelancers’ daily rates as of 27 Aug 2026. Actual rates may vary depending on seniority level, experience, skill specialization, project complexity, and engagement length.
Frequently asked questions
Key details about Data Engineer, drawn from the questions we get asked most.
The average daily rate for Data Engineer in Germany is 793 € with a median of 800 €, based on an 8-hour working day — that corresponds to an average of 99 € per hour.
Based on the average daily rate of 793 €, a full-time month of 21 working days corresponds to about 16,650 € — the underlying hourly rate is 99 €.
The average of 793 € sits about 7 € per day below the median of 800 € (99 € versus 100 € per hour): a number of lower-priced offers pulls the average down, while the median marks the typical middle of the market — half of the freelancers charge less, half charge more.
Between Berlin (669 €) and Frankfurt (880 €) the difference is about 211 € per day, roughly 26 € per hour — around 27% of the countrywide average of 793 €.
Frankfurt shows the highest average of the 3 cities compared, at 880 € per day (110 € per hour) — about 11% above the countrywide average of 793 €.
Berlin shows the lowest average of the cities compared, at 669 € per day (84 € per hour) — about 16% below the countrywide average of 793 €.
ETL Developer currently averages 808 € per day (101 € per hour), about 15 € per day above the rate for Data Engineer.
None of the related roles compared averages less — at 793 € per day (99 € per hour), Data Engineer is already the most affordable option in this comparison.
All figures are calculated live from the hourly rates of the freelancers on FRATCH matched to Data Engineer and its related roles and locations; daily rates assume an 8-hour working day. The average is a weighted mean with outliers trimmed, the median is the middle value of the individual rates, and both refresh continuously as freelancer profiles change.
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